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QC and QA systems
News Release from: Emerson Process Management
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 September 2006
BSI TS29001 Certification for oil and
gas business
The Emerson quality systems engineering facility in Leicester is the first organisation worldwide to be certified by BSI to PD ISO/TS 29001:2003, for work in oil and gas supply projects
The Emerson Process Management quality systems engineering facility in Leicester, UK, is the first organisation worldwide to be certified by the British Standards Institution (BSI) to the standard, PD ISO/TS 29001:2003, detailed as 'Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Sector specific quality management systems - Requirements for product and service supply organisations' "The recognition by BSI that Emerson quality procedures comply with this standard will emphasise the Emerson commitment to develop sustainable business results for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries," said David Newman, the Emerson operations consultant for the oil and gas industries
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 30 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Emerson is already accredited to ISO 9001, and this achievement attests that its procedures and policies go one step further toward meeting the unique needs of these demanding industries".
The requirements of ISO/TS 29001 are supplementary to the international quality standard ISO 9001:2000, and are customised for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries.
They cover the design and implementation of an organisation quality management systems by providing information on the general requirements and documentation needed to monitor quality, management responsibility and policy, as well as resource management, measurement, analysis and improvement.
The standard is closely aligned with the international environmental standard ISO 14001.
"Our quality management systems are well established," said Peter Cave, the UK and Ireland quality manager for Emerson: "This is continually and effectively demonstrated by the fact that we received no non-compliances during our last seven BSI assessments.
From this sound base, we developed the additional procedures required for meeting and demonstrating compliance to this new standard".
A highly customer-focussed organisation, Emerson uses customer feedback to continuously improve existing or develop new procedures, which leads to product improvement and customer satisfaction.
This feedback was essential during development of the procedures required to meet this new industry standard. Request free introductory details about products from Emerson Process Management ...
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